Match Report


S.L. BenficaS.L. Benfica     Académica de CoimbraAcadémica de Coimbra
Gary ParsonsGary Parsons Dan Graham Dan Graham
Vicente CordobaV. Cordoba84
G
1captain
G
74Jose MarquesJ. Marques
Igor OnopkoI. Onopko75
D
2
D
78Colin PriorC. Prior
Roger VonkR. Vonk76
D
3
D
66Adam DichioA. Dichio
Lars SeifertL. Seifert73
D
4
D
75Jermaine ZoisJ. Zois
Samuel RomeroS. Romero79
D
5
D
79Steven Van Den BromS. Van Den Brom
Sho OkamotoS. Okamoto83
M
6
M
69Oscar Jr. Di MasiO. Di Masi
Gianni RimondiniG. Rimondini80
M
7
M
73Youssef Van PuttenY. Van Putten
Jan-Willem KrijgsmanJ. Krijgsman75
M
8
M
68Anton RahnA. Rahn
Bunji TakahashiB. Takahashi85
A
captain9
A
85Mariano TorrisiM. Torrisi
Kyo NakataK. Nakata75
A
10
A
80Yassine El-KarkouriY. El-Karkouri
Regillio AlberdaR. Alberda80
A
11
A
72Hassan KachloulH. Kachloul
 
Edgar FernandesE. Fernandes71
A
12
D
68Johny ChaussidiereJ. Chaussidiere
Pedro VianaP. Viana70
M
13
M
66Patrick CotteeP. Cottee
Ricardo VarelaR. Varela68
D
14
A
75Tryggvi HjálmarssonT. Hjálmarsson

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Estádio da Luz where S.L. Benfica play host to Académica de Coimbra. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both S.L. Benfica and Académica de Coimbra are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Abel Pauleta.


0.00
The whistle blows and Académica de Coimbra kick off!
2.25
Youssef Van Putten flicks a high pass forward to Hassan Kachloul who brings the ball under control. Hassan Kachloul deftly passes the ball to Mariano Torrisi, releasing him through on goal. Mariano Torrisi takes a shot at goal but Vicente Cordoba is on top of it.
4.37
Lars Seifert hits a low pass to Sho Okamoto. Sho Okamoto threads a neat ball through to Kyo Nakata. Kyo Nakata shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
6.33
Jermaine Zois threads the ball through to Anton Rahn. Anton Rahn brings the ball forward. Anton Rahn shoots from long range but Vicente Cordoba reads it well. He makes it look easy!
8.28
Youssef Van Putten brings the ball forward. Youssef Van Putten tries a spectacular long range effort. Vicente Cordoba easily gets down and covers it.
9.53
Adam Dichio takes it forward alone. Adam Dichio passes the ball forward to Hassan Kachloul. Hassan Kachloul cuts inside the box! Hassan Kachloul shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
15.49
Jan-Willem Krijgsman makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kyo Nakata. Kyo Nakata makes a probing pass to Regillio Alberda but he's offside!
16.49
Anton Rahn makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mariano Torrisi. Mariano Torrisi shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
18.11
Gianni Rimondini flicks a high pass forward to Regillio Alberda who brings the ball under control. Regillio Alberda makes a probing pass to Kyo Nakata but he's offside!
21.48
Igor Onopko flicks a high pass forward. Jan-Willem Krijgsman collects the pass. Jan-Willem Krijgsman threads a neat ball through to Regillio Alberda. Regillio Alberda controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
22.04
Igor Onopko flicks a high pass forward. Jan-Willem Krijgsman controls it well on his chest. Jan-Willem Krijgsman darts forward. Jan-Willem Krijgsman shoots from long range but somehow Jose Marques manages to keep it out.
24.24
Jan-Willem Krijgsman clumsily knocks into Oscar Jr. Di Masi. Jan-Willem Krijgsman is shown the yellow card! Oscar Jr. Di Masi runs off the knock.
30.43
Youssef Van Putten makes a probing pass to Yassine El-Karkouri. Yassine El-Karkouri plays a quick one-two with Mariano Torrisi and rushes in on goal... Yassine El-Karkouri makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
33.35
Oscar Jr. Di Masi plays the ball forward to Mariano Torrisi. Mariano Torrisi puts a great ball through. Hassan Kachloul runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
38.35
Without breaking stride, Gianni Rimondini plays the ball forward to Bunji Takahashi. Bunji Takahashi finds some space and shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
39.44
Sho Okamoto passes the ball forward to Regillio Alberda. Regillio Alberda knocks the ball forward to Bunji Takahashi but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
40.44
Sho Okamoto darts forward. Sho Okamoto plays a quick one-two with Kyo Nakata and rushes in on goal... Sho Okamoto shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
44.11
Oscar Jr. Di Masi threads a neat ball through to Hassan Kachloul. Hassan Kachloul shoots from outside the area. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Good save!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. S.L. Benfica appear unchanged since the first half. Académica de Coimbra also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
S.L. Benfica kick off!
47.15
Anton Rahn makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hassan Kachloul. Hassan Kachloul makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mariano Torrisi but he's offside!
48.59
Kyo Nakata clumsily knocks into Adam Dichio. Kyo Nakata is shown the yellow card! Adam Dichio stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.21
Igor Onopko receives the ball from a throw-in from Roger Vonk. Igor Onopko knocks the ball forward to Gianni Rimondini. Gianni Rimondini flicks a high pass forward. Kyo Nakata collects the pass. Kyo Nakata threads the ball through into the box. Regillio Alberda shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
59.55
Sho Okamoto passes the ball forward to Regillio Alberda. Regillio Alberda whips in a cross ball towards Kyo Nakata. Kyo Nakata is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Jose Marques manages to gather it effortlessly.
60.54
Académica de Coimbra have made 2 substitutions with Patrick Cottee replacing Oscar Jr. Di Masi and Tryggvi Hjálmarsson replacing Hassan Kachloul .
63.01
Youssef Van Putten passes the ball forward to Yassine El-Karkouri. Yassine El-Karkouri knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Vicente Cordoba who gathers it comfortably.
65.38
Patrick Cottee catches Jan-Willem Krijgsman on the ankles. The referee calls over Patrick Cottee and shows him a yellow card! Jan-Willem Krijgsman runs off the knock.
71.39
Steven Van Den Brom flicks a high pass forward. Youssef Van Putten collects the pass. Youssef Van Putten flicks a high ball forward to Tryggvi Hjálmarsson who takes it down. Tryggvi Hjálmarsson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Vicente Cordoba who gathers it comfortably.
77.42
Académica de Coimbra have made a substitution with Johny Chaussidiere replacing Colin Prior .
79.17
Kyo Nakata clumsily knocks into Jermaine Zois. Kyo Nakata is warned by the referee! Jermaine Zois stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.14
Steven Van Den Brom flicks the ball to his team mate, Patrick Cottee. Patrick Cottee threads a neat ball through to Mariano Torrisi. Mariano Torrisi plays a scrappy one-two with Tryggvi Hjálmarsson and stumbles forward towards the goal... Mariano Torrisi comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out. Vicente Cordoba is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

S.L. Benfica

Académica de Coimbra
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
4
7
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
3
3
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.8%
53.2%
Play Area
24.7%
44.2%
31.2%

Scorers
Sho Okamoto 40
Regillio Alberda 55
Yassine El-Karkouri 30
Mariano Torrisi 81

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Sho Okamoto of S.L. Benfica

Match Ratings